Dell RD1000 Performance Considerations - Page 7

Appendix 1 - Test Setup Component Server Processor Memory Operating System Hard drives Hard Drive configuration Configuration Dell PowerEdge R710 Intel 3GHz P 4GB Windows 2008 SP1 8 * 10K 146GB SAS One SAS hard drives contained the Microsoft Windows 2008 SP1 operating system, while the remaining seven SAS hard drives were configured in RAID 0 and stored the data set used for the performance testing. Appendix 2 - Test Results The table below summarizes the theoretical and measured performance referenced in this white paper for the PowerVault RD1000. Configuration RD1000 USB 2.0 + USB 2.0 Cable + USB 2.0 Host RD1000 USB 3.0 + USB 3.0 Cable + USB 2.0 Host RD1000 USB 3.0 +USB 3.0 Cable + USB 3.0 Host Transfer Rate (Theoretical) 480 Mbps (60MB/s) 480 Mbps (60MB/s) 5000 Mbps (640 MB/s) Maximum Burst Transfer Rate 35 MBps 35 MBps 230 MBps Typical Transfer Rate 25 MBps 30 MBps 80 MBps Appendix 3 - DellTM PowerVaultTM System Storage and USB 3.0 HBAs Matrix. Host Bus Adapter Belkin 2-port PCI Express USB 3.0 Dell PowerVaultTMSystem External Dell Tape Backup Unit PowerVault RD1000 Ext USB 2.0 PowerVault RD1000 Ext USB 3.0 PV114x PowerVault RD1000 Rack USB 2.0 PowerVault RD1000 Rack USB 3.0 StarTech 2-Port PCI Express USB 3.0 External PowerVault RD1000 Ext USB 2.0 PowerVault RD1000 Ext USB 3.0 PV114x PowerVault RD1000 Rack USB 2.0 PowerVault RD1000 Rack USB 3.0